Tottenham managed to fulfil the task and beat the Swedish Elfsborg at home, but that’s all Ange Postecoglou can be satisfied with. Spurs were futile, their attacks lacked creativity, and in the end, they needed three teenagers to save them. Dane Scarlett in the 70th, Damola Ajayi in the 84th, and Mikey Moore in the fourth minute of added time secured the triumph for the home team and the TOP 8 spot – 3-0.▪️ Dane Scarlett▪️ Damola Ajayi▪️ Mikey MooreThree youngsters scored their first Spurs goals in their 3-0 win over Elfsborg ✨ pic.twitter.com/pN6sSG5Csn— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 30, 2025 The London side threw the entire first half down the drain, as Rodrigo Bentancur and Archie Gray were the only ones capable of threatening to Elfsborg. On the other hand, the former Timothy Ouma’s club was completely focused on defending. Even Son Heung-min’s ten successful dribbles in the first 45 minutes weren’t enough to change his team’s fortunes.Don’t Tel anyone, but PL giants seriously fell for Bayern’s wonderkid⚽️ GOAL: Scarlett🇪🇺 Tottenham 1-0 Elfsborgpic.twitter.com/YFOXfLCuWI— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) January 30, 2025 After the break, Postecoglou sent Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski and Radu Dragusin in, but his crucial move happened in the 66th minute when he subbed in the youngster Dane Scarlett for the injured Romanian defender. The 20-year-old forward paid off only four minutes later netting the vital opener for the home team.🚨🇪🇺 GOAL | Tottenham 2-0 Elfsborg | Oyindamola AjayiOYINDAMOLA AJAYI DOUBLES THE LEAD FOR TOTTENHAM!pic.twitter.com/UreWsuaww9— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 30, 2025 🚨🇪🇺 GOAL | Tottenham 3-0 Elfsborg | Mikey MooreMIKEY MOORE MAKES IT THREE FOR TOTTENHAM!pic.twitter.com/GIpjwo11bt— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 30, 2025 Another young sub – a year younger than Scarlett – Damola Ajayi made it 2-0 six minutes before the end and sealed the deal, securing Tottenham’s place in the TOP 8. The 17-year-old Mikey Moore’s goal was only the cherry on top and confirmation that Tottenham have a bright future. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8666763##Ultimately, Spurs took fourth place after the UEFA Europa League league phase – behind Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, and Man United – and qualified directly for the Round of 16.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 8Thursday Ajax – Galatasaray 2-1 (1-0)/Traore 23, Fitz-Jim 58 – Osimhen 90+4/Anderlecht – Hoffenheim 3-4 (1-1)/Vazquez 18, Goto 79, Augustinsson 88 – Hranac 41, Bischof 54, Ntusu 60, Hlozek 65/Ath.Bilbao – Plzen 3-1 (1-0)/Williams N. 25, Alvarez 64, Marton 90+5 – Havel 71/Braga – Lazio 1-0 (1-0)/Horta 6/Dynamo Kyiv – RFS 1-0 (0-0)/Pikhalyonok 76/FCSB – Man.Utd. 0-2 (0-0)/Dalot 60, Mainoo 69/Ferencvaros – AZ Alkmaar 4-3 (3-0)/Ben Romdhane 9, 45, Traore 34, Varga 82 pen – Mijnans 76, 90+5, Parrott 90/Maccabi T.A. – Porto 0-1 (0-0)/Nico 55/Midtjylland – Fenerbahce 2-2 (1-1)/Diao 27, Byskov 86 – En Nesyri 39, Dzeko 47/Nice – Bodo 1-1 (0-0)/Bouanani 74 – Bjorkan 54/Olympiakos – Qarabag 3-0 (0-0)/El Kaabi 56, 60, Biancone 89/Olympique Lyon – Ludogorets 1-1 (0-0)/Tolisso 54 – Almeida 78/Rangers – St.Gilloise 2-1 (1-0)/Raskin 21, Cerny 55 – Mac Allister 84/Roma – Eintr.Frankfurt 2-0 (1-0)/Angelino 44, Shomurodov 69/Slavia Praha – Malmo 2-2 (0-0)/Chory 46, Schranz 77 – Ali 70, Bolin 71/Sociedad – PAOK 2-0 (1-0)/Oskarsson 43, 48/Tottenham – Elfsborg 3-0 (0-0)/Scarlett 70, Ajayi 84, Moore 90+4/Twente – Besiktas 1-0 (0-0)/Rots 76/
